[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#13805) Suggested change of default ruler titles

["Christian Knoke" <chrisk@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >

On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:02:35AM -0700, Daniel Markstedt wrote:
> On 2005-09-16, at 17.44, Brian Dunstan wrote:
> 
> > Yes.  Also, Despotism goes by many names.  Some are
> > generic (tyrant, dictator, autocrat), but many are
> > specific to one time, place, or culture (czar, lord
> > protector, emir, sultan, duce, fuhrer, chairman, etc)
> >
> 
> I think what we want as the default despotism title, is something that 
> reflects a very early and primitive form of government. You start out 
> with despotism in 4000 BC, and as soon you discover monarchy or 
> republic, you change and never look back. Are there any reasons anyone 
> change back to despotism later in the game?

Possible, when you have many units sent out to war, but communism isn't
available.

> So what about "Chieftain" as despotism title?

I like tyrant or dictator more. It fits better to a bigger civ, where, as
the help text states

| Under Despotism, you are the absolute ruler of your people.  Your control
| over your citizens is maintained largely by martial law.

Christian

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